Order of Heroic Exemplar

Order of Heroic Exemplar
Simplified Chinese英雄模范勋章
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYīngxióng mófàn xūnzhāng
IPA[íŋɕjʊ̌ŋ mwǒfân ɕýnʈʂáŋ]

The Order of the Heroic Exemplar (Chinese: 英雄模范勋章) was the second highest military decoration, during 2011 and 2018, awarded by the Government of the People's Republic of China, only second to the Order of August First, and was named Heroic Exemplar Medal (Chinese: 英雄模范奖章) before 2011. The person who gained the award is called Heroic Exemplar (Chinese: 英模).

According to the 2018 amendment of PLA Disciplinary Order, the First Class Order of Heroic Exemplar is renamed back to Heroic Exemplar Medal (Chinese: 英模奖章), and the Second Class Order is abandoned.